Zetland Parish Church

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The Zetland Parish Church is a church building of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland in the Scottish town of Grangemouth in the Council Area Falkirk . In 1992 it was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in Category B. The church is still in use as such today.

history

The first church in the parish dates back to 1865. Historic Scotland list Alexander Black as the planning architect. However, he died seven years earlier, so there is a possibility that either the architect or the year of construction are incorrectly stated. Furthermore, the building could also have been built according to an older design by Black. Located on Zetland Place , it was expanded in 1879 and later abandoned and demolished to make way for a railroad company to build. Today's Zetland Church was completed in 1911 after a year of construction. On March 14, 1991, the Zetland Church was merged with the neighboring Grange Church . The newly created Parish was named Zetland and the congregation used the premises of Zetland Church from then on. The Grange Church, however, was abandoned and converted into living space.

description

The church is located on Ronaldshay Crescent in the north of Grangemouth not far from Grange Church . The asymmetrical bell tower with a square floor plan rises on the northwest edge. It ends with a crenellated reinforcement and a corner turret on one side. The main portal with a pointed arch is on the ground floor. The church has only one aisle on the south side, which extends to the relatively slim transept . The north side along Ronaldshay Crescent is designed with pointed arch windows. The gabled roofs are covered with gray slate and the ridges provided with red tile caps.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ Network presence of the parish
  3. ^ Information from the government of Falkirk

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Coordinates: 56 ° 1 '2.7 "  N , 3 ° 43' 2.2"  W.